When I heard that the The Double-Daring Book for Girls was out, I knew one ten-year-old girl who would love to look at a copy.
Amanda and I had reviewed the first Daring Book for Girls (see review) by Andrea Buchanan and Miriam Peskowitz last November. When we got our copy of The Double-Daring Book for Girls, Amanda immediately started marking her favorite daring activity pages with post-it notes.
Part of the fun of being a mother is reliving my childhood. When I’m rolling my eyes at the silly song that Amanda and her friend are singing (repeatedly, again and again — in the confined spaces of a car), I stop wincing long enough to remember that when I was a tween that was exactly what my friends and I did (and it got exactly the same response from my mother).
What I liked about the Daring Book for Girls, and what I like about this second in the series, is that it’s good old-fashioned fun. The activities in this book are ones that appealed to tweenaged me in the 80’s, but are equally captivating to Amanda in 2009: making candles, memorizing two-letter Scrabble words to insure certain victory, and marveling over optical illusions.
It’s sweet to compare our childhood experiences, but an even greater part about motherhood is watching my daughter grow into an entirely different person than I am. She tries things that I wouldn’t have dreamt of doing at her age. In fact, though I’ve never dyed my hair in all of my thirty-eight years, she’s been wanting to have purple hair or purple highlights for ages.
When she saw the “Dye your hair with Kool-Aid” activity in this book, she begged to do it. I told her that we’d give it a try over Spring Break. The anticipation built over the next couple of weeks, and when people asked her what she was doing for Spring Break, she told them, “I’m dying my hair purple!”
So my first experience with highlights was not giving them to myself or letting a friend foil my hair, but was lived out through my daughter. It was a fun experience to share.
Unfortunately, she added too much vinegar, diluting it too much, and her dark-ish hair didn’t absorb much of the dye (which the book cautioned against), so I don’t have a dramatic after photo. In fact, the whole experience reminded me of the scene in Beaches where conservative Hillary Whitney asks her more flamboyant friend CC Bloom’s opinion on her hair: “It looks the same. You just spent two hours dying your hair exactly the same color.” I won big Mommy points for letting her have purple hair, without actually having to deal with her having purple hair, so I think it worked out for me.
This Mother’s Day Giveaway is supposed to be all about you, Mom, but since I had so much fun sharing this book with my daughter, I thought it was a good fit. See below for how you can win your own copy.
The book’s website has more information about the book and fun downloads as well.
Managing Editor Jennifer Donovan also blogs at Snapshot about life with her tween daughter and preschool son.
To enter the 2009 Mothers Day Giveaway of The Double-Daring Book for Girls, leave a comment below.
- All Mother’s Day Giveaways are open to U.S. shipping addresses only.
- The giveaway will close on April 30, and the winner will be announced on May 1.
- For information on how to enter the grand prize to win a copy of each book in the Mother’s Day Giveaway worth over $225, see the instructions on the main post.
- Check out the list of all Mother’s Day giveaways. Enter to win each book by leaving a comment on that post.
Annmarie says
(I’m first! I hope #1 gets randomly picked!). This book looks FUN, FUN, FUN and I know that my 9yr old daughter would LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it!!
Carey says
This looks like a fun book to share with my niecers.
stampedwithgrace says
with 5 girls, this would be a fun book to win 🙂
Anne Kiwi says
I would love to have a copy of this book to share with my beloved God-daughters.
Rita says
I would love to have this book for my granddaughter!
AmyG says
Sounds like she had fun, even if it didn’t work out the way she hoped! Would love to read a copy of this, with my girls!
Nicole C. says
My daughter would really enjoy this book!
Janna says
My daughter loves the first book. She’d be thrilled to have the second.
stephanie says
Sounds like one I need for my library. 🙂
Alicia says
I think a book like this has really been lacking. So glad it’s out there!
edj says
I LOVE this whole series! I’m actually getting my own copy of this, but am entering to win on behalf of my friend and her 3 girls. 🙂
Denise says
I’d love to have a copy of this for my daughter.
Kristi says
Please enter me in this drawing.
Abby says
Woo hoo I have two little girls so this book would come in handy in our house!
Faerylandmom says
With two little girls, I’d dearly love a copy!
mindy says
sounds great thanks for the giveaway
Sarah says
I would love to win this!
Cassandra Berholtz says
Since my daughter will be a teenager this year, this book sounds great. She has a lot of sleepovers and this would be fun for her and her friends.
Martha C says
I think you should let her do it again but with a lot more purple! I’d love to see that. Isn’t it great when you can give in to something that sounds so extreme to Amanda. I’d love the book!
susan varney says
this would be nice for my neices. [email protected]
Becky Grady says
My daughter tries more things than I did at her age, too. She inspires me! Thanks for the giveaway.
rlgrady[at]yahoo[dot]com
MRS.MOMMYY says
looks fun
Laura Diamond says
I’m not sure who will enjoy it more, my sophisticated 12-year-old niece growing up a bit too fast in L.A., or me.
Sherry says
Sounds so fun! I’d love to read this one and then pass it along to my sisters. Thanks for the review and chance to win.
Kim V says
Thanks for the giveaway!
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susan says
this would be a great book to share with my daughter. thanks
Sharold says
This looks like a great book. It would be fun to read with my daughter.
Angie says
I really want to win this for my girls and I to play!
Mariah says
My mother and I really enjoyed reading the Daring Book for Girls together, so I’m sure this one would be just as good!
Mariah
penguinqueen(at)hotmail(dot)com
christopher h says
would love to win this
Carol S says
I feel like I never had much of a “childhood” so I would love this book to do some of the fun things that I missed.
Angela Calvert says
I would love to win. Thanks for the giveaway.
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gerry dee says
I want to win this book. I am 64 with grey hair and I Need! To dye it a funky color and tell every one I did it with Kool-Aid. My children will want me committed but the Grand kids will love it. It will add to m.y legend. .
At my age what more do I need? Just to win!
Heather Goldsmith says
I loved reading the other entry comments. Thanks for the contest, please enter me, too!
Elizabeth says
This one has been on our list!
Kathy D says
would love for my step daughters
prplrush says
Thanks for this great giveaway! I would love to try out some of the things in this book at home!
HilLesha says
I have the first one. I’d love to win this one. 🙂
Serena says
I have two girls, and I know they’d get plenty of use out of this book! As would their 8 girl cousins, I’m sure.
Wendy Wallach says
My daughter would totally own this book!
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Paula H says
I have 3 girls so this would be great.
Kristi C says
I would love to have this book to read with my daughter.
cris says
my nieces would love this book!
MMW says
I would love to have some great ideas to share with my daughter! She would love it.
Elena says
We have the first book, but two girls. If we win the second one in the series then no one has to fight over them! 🙂 Thanks for the contest!
Michele says
This would be a great book to share with my neices (and my own daughter when she exits toddler-hood!)
Rachel says
What a great mother’s day gift! I’ve looked through the book for boys and it’s great too!
Corinne Brewer says
We were looking at the website for the Doaring Book for Girls (my daughter checked it our of the library) and came across the link for this site – she loves the first book – it is on her b-day list now – and would love to get the 2nd as well. Hope to hear from you!
Shelby Eagleburger says
Amazing book filled with fun acticvities that anyone can enjoy!